SCOTUS Cases Flashcards
Marbury v Madison
1803
Established judicial review
McCulloch v Maryland
1819
Supremacy Clause
Supremacy of Constitution and federal laws over state laws
Schenck v US
1919
1A; free speech
Free speech is not protected by “clear and present danger” doctrine
Speech that is intended to result in a crime and poses a clear and present danger of succeeding is not protected
Brown v Board of Education
1954
14A; Equal Protection Clause
Overturned Plessy v Ferguson (separate but equal)
Baker v Carr
1962
14A; Equal Protection Clause
One man, one vote principle applies to legislative districts
Enabled federal courts to hear redisricting cases
Engel v Vitale
1962
1A; Establishment Clause
Prayer in public schools violates 1A
Gideon v Wainwright
1963
14A; Due Process Clause
Guarantees criminal defendants right to an attorney
Tinker v Des Moines Independent School District
1969
1A; Free speech
Protected symbolic free speech
NY Times v US
1971
1A; Freedom of press
Heavy presumption against prior restraint
Wisconsin v Yoder
1972
1A; Free Exercise Clause
Compelling Amish students to attend school past 8th grade violated Free Exercise Clause
Roe v Wade
1973
14A; Due Process Clause
Constitutional right to privacy extends to abortion
Shaw v Reno
1993
14A; Equal Protection Clause
Redistricting based on race must be held to standard of strict scrutiny
US v Lopez
1995
10A; Commerce Clause
- Congress can’t use Commerce Clause to declare that possession of a handgun at school is a federal crime
- Narrowed definition of interstate commerce
McDonald v Chicago
2010
2A applies to federal, state, and local governments
Citizens United v FEC
2010
1A; Free speech
Campaign finance limits unconstitutional
